54 and 56 High Street (EHER 38341)

Mid 18th brick building, now shops with a flat above. It is three storeys with attics and has large 20th century rear shop extensions. The frontage also has two 20th century shop fronts.

October 1951. Grade II listed. A mid 18th century shop, now shops with a flat above. The building is built from red brick stretchers with blue-grey headers, and has a large M-profile hipped roof covered with plain tiles. It is three storeys with attics and has large 20th century rear shop extensions. In the roof are four segmental-headed dormer windows. There is a wide overhanging dentilled eaves cornice returning around the east flank, which was exposed to view when newly built (see EHER 38344). No.54 has a 20th century shop front in hardwood with eight pilasters, two small-paned windows and two double doors. No.56 has a 20th century bank frontage with red-brick pilasters, fascia and dentilled cornice with terracotta ornament; three hardwood windows and a wide entrance with folding hardwood screen. Internally, No.54 has a first floor room with mid 18th century panelling and a plaster cornice, now used as staff room. The original roof structure of heavy timbers survives intact and retains a reused medieval timber. <1> <2> See photos <3>. The building abuts No.52 High Street (EHER 38339) to the west and No.58 High Street (EHER 38344) to the east. Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import.